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Interesting read: ASMBS position statement on VSG - It's dry reading, but chock full of scientific, not opinion, data on complication rates, comparison to banding and RNY, reduction/elimination of diabetes, GERD, %EWL, and bougie si...

Image consultant? - Has anyone worked with an Image Consultant during their journey? A friend of mine is one and I have reached out to hear to start working with her. I want to define my target style ...

NSV from hubby - Hubby gave me a hug and kiss this am- his response, "you know, I have to lean in a lot less to kiss you now!" As in, he used to have to lean in over my big belly - and his. bet...

Cookout soup - I adore 4th of July cookouts, but given it is pouring down rain in ATL today AND I am on a full liquid diet, I needed to improvise! I did some hunting around the jaw surgery boa...

Happiness is... - Baggy jeans!!! Whatcha got?

The emergency food kit -   Tonight we were going to go to dinner at a place that has soup. The wait was too long for us to make our movie and so we wound up at different restaurant that i thought wo...

It was a beef soup - sirloin buger. I obliterated it with the magic...

Thanks! Happy to be on the journey with you!

The cat stinks now! He had to get a sponge bath.

Some things I won't do again, chapter 1 - Drink lemonade made with an entire packet of crystal light.  It about dropped me to my knees!!! Taste buds: Changed. Leave my favorite kind of soup on the counter unco...

Post Op Life, day 20 - My 2 week checkup went really well. They say I am ahead of where they would expect me to be. I am fully anticipating a slowdown at some point. I'm midpoint on the full liqui...

Tips for newbies who are worried about qualifying - It seems I say these same things to many threads on this topic, so I thought I'd put them here. Vets, please feel free to chime in. These are tricks I learned In my 5.5 month appea...

Tips for newbies who are worried about qualifying - It seems I say these same things to many threads on this topic, so I thought I'd put them here. Vets, please feel free to chime in. These are tricks I learned In my 5.5 month appea...

Another soup for the liquids crowd - Hubs and I went to our favorite vegetarian Indian thali place tonight. They had Dal tonight so that is what i had. It was thinned out to full liquid consistency. Delicious. And the...

Geeking out over data, or why I weigh daily - So, I think I have hit a stall. I have been trading the same 5 oz over the past 4 days, now. But, despite the advice of the vets, I keep weighing because I am not worried. The vets...

My postop saving grace while on liquids: French On - I was growing SO WEARY of my clear liquids until it dawned on me last week that French Onion soup is clear as long as it's strained. I get it without cheese and bread and with a...

Our first disagreement - Sleeve and I had our first falling out last night. I needed to get a little more protein in, and so I went to my samples and selected a Chike strawberry. I mixed it with almond mil...

Upper arm workout for MadlyInLoveWithCheese - From a request in another thread, here are some of the upper arm exercises my trainer has me doing. They may be hard to explain and they use gym equipment...hopefully this will be...

Got my hospital bill - Just over $41k submitted to insurance. Doesn't include radiology or pathology or my surgeon's fees. This is for Northside Hospital, Atlanta.

10 days out - how am I doing? - Observations/ponderings/questions about some things I'm noticing. I'm wondering if the veterans can confirm... 1. Pain: I think I'm in more pain now than I was immediately after...

The most delicious thing I have ever eaten... - Took my daughter and her friends to the One Direction concert tonight. Well, they went to the concert, I am holed up in the hotel next door with room service and TV. I ordered Fren...

I just did a blog post for today. Things are going pretty well. Minor...

Post op life, Day 9 - Life continues to just roll on along. As of this morning, I was just over 26 pounds down from the start of my preop diet; 11 lbs down from surgery (including gaining and rel...

my very first NSV and I didn't even know it. - Went to stock up at GNC the other day. Picked up some of the clear isopure protein drinks. Was chatting up the saleslady and I was explaining I was on clear liquids. I eventually t...

Birthday dinner, WLS-style - Today's my birthday, and for dinner, I requested Chinese. My meal: won ton soup broth, hot tea, and water. My meal cost about $2.00. My husband loves that I am a cheap date. I w...